Author Archives: Don Taylor

Photo Friday – Hinkley, Prindle, (née Welch).

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 040Hinkley Family Photographs (2024.13.43)Gorham, Portland, & Standish, Maine; New YorkBy Don Taylor This photo album is from the Linwood D Dyer Photo Collection and is in very rough condition. Because most images are glued in … Continue reading

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Donna & the Lyric Theatre – In the News

101 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, AL. Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Hutchins & Reed.

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 039Corinna, Wellington, MaineBy Don Taylor I identified three people from the Scarborough Historical Society photo collection this week. This collection includes hundreds of images, documents, and genealogies of people who lived throughout Maine. My goal … Continue reading

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Happy Anniversary, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons

October 29by Don Taylor Today, I remember my third great-grandparents, William M Sanford & Mary Electra Parsons. They married 179 years ago, on October 29, 1845, in Michigan. They had seven children, including my 2nd great-grandmother, Marion Sanford. William was … Continue reading

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Photo Friday – Rice, Sherman, Thompson, Verrill, Trickey (née Babb).

Linwood Dyer Collection – Part 038Skillin, Libby, Trickey Photo Album.Portland, Scarborough, & Westbrook, MaineBy Don Taylor This week, I looked at the last two, named people from the Skillin, Libby, and Trickey photo album from the Linwood Dyer Collection. I … Continue reading

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